1996 Midwest League
Stats
Overall
1st Half
Eastern Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| West Michigan |
38 |
30 |
.559 |
- |
| Fort Wayne |
34 |
32 |
.515 |
3 |
| South Bend |
30 |
36 |
.455 |
7 |
| Michigan |
31 |
38 |
.449 |
7.5 |
| Lansing |
29 |
40 |
.420 |
9.5 |
Central Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Wisconsin |
46 |
21 |
.687 |
- |
| Peoria |
37 |
29 |
.561 |
8.5 |
| Kane County |
30 |
33 |
.476 |
14 |
| Beloit |
31 |
35 |
.470 |
14.5 |
| Rockford |
30 |
36 |
.455 |
15.5 |
Western Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Quad City |
34 |
28 |
.548 |
- |
| Burlington |
34 |
34 |
.500 |
3 |
| Clinton |
31 |
34 |
.477 |
4.5 |
| Cedar Rapids |
29 |
38 |
.433 |
7.5 |
2nd Half
Eastern Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| West Michigan |
39 |
31 |
.557 |
- |
| Lansing |
39 |
31 |
.557 |
- |
| Fort Wayne |
35 |
35 |
.500 |
4 |
| Michigan |
29 |
40 |
.420 |
9.5 |
| South Bend |
24 |
46 |
.343 |
15 |
Central Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Peoria |
42 |
28 |
.600 |
- |
| Rockford |
40 |
29 |
.580 |
1.5 |
| Beloit |
38 |
32 |
.543 |
4 |
| Kane County |
35 |
35 |
.500 |
7 |
| Wisconsin |
31 |
37 |
.456 |
10 |
Western Division
| Team |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
| Quad City |
36 |
33 |
.522 |
- |
| Cedar Rapids |
34 |
34 |
.500 |
1.5 |
| Clinton |
33 |
36 |
.478 |
3 |
| Burlington |
31 |
39 |
.443 |
5.5 |
Post Season
1st round
Quad City defeats Cedar Rapids, 2-1
Wisconsin defeats Peoria, 2-1
West Michigan defeats Lansing, 2-1
Rockford defeats Beloit, 2-1
2nd round
Wisconsin defeats Quad City, 2-1
West Michigan defeats Rockford, 2-0
Championship
West Michigan defeats Wisconsin, 3-1
All Star Game
Post Season All Stars
C-Ramon Hernandez, West Michigan
1B-Larry Barnes, Cedar Rapids
2B-Andy Hall, Peoria
3B-Mike Kinkade, Beloit
SS-Deivi Cruz, Burlington
OF-Don Denbow, Burlington
OF-Kerry Robinson, Peoria
OF-Brian Simmons, South Bend
DH-Jeff Liefer, South Bend
RHSP-Britt Reames, Peoria
LHSP-Valerio de los Santos, Beloit
RHRP-Santos Hernandez, Burlington
LHRP-Armando Almanza, Peoria
MVP-Larry Barnes, Cedar Rapids
Manager of the Year-Roy Silver, Peoria
League Changes
The league adjusted it's divisional structure. The eastern and central divisions now had 5 teams, and the Western had 4
The Sultans of Springfield became the Lansing Lugnuts
Lansing: Oldsmobile Park was new
West Michigan: expaned Old Kent Park
Attendence
| Team |
Attendence |
Average |
| West Michigan |
547,401 |
7,933 |
| Lansing |
538,325 |
7,801 |
| Kane County |
436,076 |
6,607 |
| Wisconsin |
233,797 |
3,770 |
| Fort Wayne |
226,740 |
3,334 |
| South Bend |
214,721 |
3,520 |
| Quad City |
209,513 |
3,741 |
| Peoria |
187,283 |
2,972 |
| Michigan |
161,520 |
2,375 |
| Cedar Rapids |
127,379 |
1,990 |
| Rockford |
102,479 |
1,626 |
| Beloit |
73,552 |
1,149 |
| Clinton |
57,120 |
921 |
| Burlington |
52,726 |
823 |